The Confcience of ch,n~itie. ~05 the Gofpel, the Vive Imagt of Gt~d; the very Cap. I 4• Ejfigiu of Chrifr, theftrft[rHit of theSpirit. ----– TheDaughter of Faitb, the Mother of Hope, 1 Job. 4.!, theSifler of Peace, the K~nfwoman_ ( neardt Joh.13.;:~ kinfwoma-n) to Truth; It IS the Life and Joy Gal.s. 1 a. of Angels; the Bane of Devils ; It is the Gal.s.6. Veath of Diffenfi~nJ, the Grave and Sepul.:her of fchifmes, wherdn all Church ruptures and - offences areburied; It is the ·Mornir1g andRefttrreCiion, yea, the high Noon and clearefr duy . otReformation. It is that which cO'l/ers all fins. 1 Pcr. 4 ., . ' And what can be faid more ? In one word, It is the 'Vc!'J bmd ofperfiliion, qrJ~J';q(A-9- TS· · A:-:o7n?&-,Col.3. 14. This cloth ~othing il, it vauntethnat it{elf, is not puffed up, envieth'not, cloth not beha'llt i1 Jelf unfeem!J,jet~etb nllt her own 1 is not eafily prD– vo4ed, rtjoyeetb inno iniquitie., rtjt1}cetb onely i• the.truth, 1 Cor.I3•4,5,6. This soth all tbingr well,beareth all thing1, btlie'lJetball thingJ, hfJpetb alJ tbings,endureth all thing!, I Cor. I3·7· · : This is the Head Ki'ller inParadife,.which divideth it felf into many Channels, that it may water the Church tihrough the whole earth; his thewombor hreaftr oftheChurch, 1t is theSeed of the Gofpel; The Blt~ud of t.be dead Martyrs, and the LDvt of the li'lling PrD• feffours,-being thebefl fled ofthe Church. But where is the Hafl'itab where this gt~ltl andBdellium is to be fonnd? How fad is it that this Manna. is enely to be found when the Church is in the wi.Idernefs, but c;cafeth the •
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